33rd Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
achieved during operations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Muroc_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:33rd_Fighter_Wing
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Muroc,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 33rd Fighter Group
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:33rd_Fighter_Group_emblem
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:losses over 100
gptkbp:mission over 300
air defense missions
gptkbp:motto We Fly to Fight
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Thunderbolts
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Air_Offensive_Europe
D-Day Operations
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Captain_John_E._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Colonel_Clarence_T._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_Richard_I._Bong
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Tactical_Air_Command
gptkbp:retirement_year inactive
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:safety_features over 200
gptkbp:services gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:3
gptkb:58th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:59th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:60th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:33rd_Fighter_Wing
gptkbp:supports ground support missions
gptkbp:training fighter pilot training
gptkbp:year_created 1945-10-01
1942-02-10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7th_Army_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6